Presidency inaugurates committee on Jonathan support groups

The Presidency inaugurated yesterday an 11-members committee to coordinate the various groups drumming support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2015 re-election bid.

The President’s Political Adviser, Prof. Rufai Alkali, who inaugurated the committee, said the panel was to streamline the organisation and structures of the groups.

Alkali said: “As 2015 approaches, we note that the circumstances and fundamentals facing us are somewhat different. The opposition is different: the political landscape is different, the players are different and the issues are different.

“Therefore, to succeed in 2015, there is a great need to re-appraise our strategies and the structures of the umbrella organisation of the Goodluck Support Group (GSG), which helped us to victory in 2011.

“To address these issues, the reorganisation of the GSG has become imperative. I have, therefore, decided to set up a special GSG re-organisation committee to study all issues concerning the organisation and propose a reorganisation structure that will allow us position for 2015.”

The President’s aide urged the various Jonathan support groups to register in the six zonal offices set up by his office.

Alkali said: “The exercise will enable us to properly understand these organisations and their objectives so that we can prepare to partner, coordinate and work with them to achieve victory in 2015.

“This screening and evaluation will be conducted by my workers, in collaboration with our state chairmen and other stakeholders and will be supervised by my Senior Special Assistant on campaign groups.”